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https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-169-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-169-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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08 Apr 2021
Research article |
| 08 Apr 2021
| 08 Apr 2021
“Thanks for helping me find my enthusiasm for physics”: the lasting impacts “research in schools” projects can have on students, teachers, and schools
Martin O. Archer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London,
London, UK
now at: Space and Atmospheric Physics, Department of Physics, Imperial
College London, London, UK
Jennifer DeWitt
Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK
Independent Research and Evaluation Consultant, London, UK
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- Evaluating the Impact of Project-Based Learning in Supporting Students with the A-Level Chemistry Curriculum in Northern Ireland S. McLaughlin et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01184
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- Editorial: Geoscience communication – planning to make it publishable J. Hillier et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-493-2021
- Engaging high school students to remote laboratories: the case of the μNet project M. Petropoulos et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/ac4ac5
- Structural and functional analysis of types of research activities in the context of the standard for specialized scientific education I. Slipukhina & Y. Savchenko https://doi.org/10.51707/2618-0529-2025-32-09
- A pedagogical reasoning framework for teaching and mentoring STEM research L. Dolino et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-025-00790-2
- How do gardeners define ‘invasive’? Implications for invasion science and environmental policy instruments on invasive species T. Jones et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103614
- Schools of all backgrounds can do physics research – on the accessibility and equity of the Physics Research in School Environments (PRiSE) approach to independent research projects M. Archer https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-189-2021
- Physics Edutainment Learning based on Engklek and Ontang-Anting Games: Creating Fun Physics for Students E. Hariyono et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2392/1/012023
- Critical pedagogy of place to enhance ecological engagement activities A. Cicchino et al. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14023
- Inverted radial Alfvén continua: first results from “heliophysics audified: resonances in plasmas” M. Hartinger et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2026.1700061
- Empowering Future Scientists: The UCSD OPALS Program’s Impact on High School Students in STEM Z. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43683-025-00209-2
- Evaluating participants' experience of extended interaction with cutting-edge physics research through the PRiSE “research in schools” programme M. Archer et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-147-2021
- Contribuições da Pré-Iniciação Científica para a Educação em Ciências: Uma Revisão da Literatura P. Araujo & A. Kasseboehmer https://doi.org/10.28976/1984-2686rbpec2026u6794
- A case study of education outreach coordinators in universities in Australia and New Zealand A. Mori https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1527940
- Science Outreach: Providing an Authentic Independent Research Opportunity in Materials Science to School Students N. Garrido et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.5c00697
- Students’ perspectives on the ‘STEM belonging’ concept at A-level, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels: an examination of gender and ethnicity in student descriptions G. Dost https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-024-00472-9
- Listening to the Magnetosphere: How Best to Make ULF Waves Audible M. Archer et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2022.877172
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Short summary
The impacts upon a diverse range of students, teachers, and schools from participating in a programme of protracted university-mentored projects based on cutting-edge physics research are assessed. The lasting impacts on confidence, skills, aspirations, and practice suggest that similar
research in schoolsinitiatives may have a role to play in aiding the increased uptake and diversity of physics/STEM in higher education as well as meaningfully enhancing the STEM environment within schools.
The impacts upon a diverse range of students, teachers, and schools from participating in a...
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